Conde Nast is shuttering Gourmet, which is a huge blow to food nerds everywhere. Read the full post.
Oct 5
2009
01:15 PM ET
Goodbye, 'Gourmet' magazine
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I used to get Gourmet, but it became very clear that they were less into food and more into “how the better half (okay, 5%) lives.” I switched to Bon Appetit instead. Still froo-froo food, but ONLY food. None of the lifestyle crap, and it had actual recipes.
I’ve never read the magazine but when I was a newlywed two years ago and could not cook anything but pasta, I bought their thick yellow cookbook at a discount store for $10. Every recipe I’ve tried in that cookbook – and I’ve tried a lot – has been incredibly tasty and turned out perfect. Seriously, if you’ll miss the recipes in the magazine, go check out your local recycled bookstore and see if they have it.
Gourmet Magazine was incredibly pretentious. The writing was florid. The pictures were dark and populated by people in fatuous hats who looked like wannabe extras to a Woody Allen movie. The last issue’s restaurant recommendations listed restaurants where you could spend a mere $600 dollars on dinner for two. I wanted a magazine about food and how to skillfully prepare it, not about how to cultivate a snobby image.
This cannot be! Bon Appetit is nowhere near as good as Gourmet. I’m so disappointed. *sniff*
I am saddened that so many individuals choose to quit reading. How sad. I love Cande Naste, subscribe personally, and give many gift subscriptions. Nothing but class from them all the way.
Good luck guys. You are nothing but the best!
End of an era. What else can you say!
It’s the end of an era. When I was younger, Gourmet was the aspirational magazine for cooking, dining and travel. While it isn’t the practical go-to magazine for 30 minute meals and clever leftover combinations it was a publication to savor and enjoy. Thanks for the tips, hints and ideas.
RIP Gourmet. It’s sad.
I recommend “Saveur” for the withdrawal symptoms.
There are too many periodicals anyway…. have you seen the news stands lately. Time to weed out the week.
I am SO furious I cannot sit still. How DARE Conde Nast kill such a stellar magazine, in favor of a piece of lightweight, shallow recipe-ism?
Gourmet wasn’t just pictures of food, and recipes: it was poetry and fine prose, beautiful travel essays… and culinary history. It was artistic excellence and philosophical depth. I am a culinary history scholar (M.A. in American Studies) and have always found the writing and research in “Gourmet” to be top notch.
Bon Appetit is just shallow picture
spreads of Beautiful People eating. Food and Wine is too directed
towards the food industry. Saveur is full of itself. Gourmet had both
intellect AND a conscience, and their travel articles were astounding.
I have just canceled all my Conde Nast subscriptions in protest at their pandering to the shallow common denominator.
I am very sad. Although I did not personally read “Gourmet”, my mum did & does, and is always trotting out new and delicious recipes at Sunday dinner. Yum. My tummy protests at this closure!
I call it food porn. THe phots in that magazine are sooo mouth wateringly delish, they should have a parental advisory sticker on it! Now who’s gonna fullfill my food fantasy?
This is the ONLY magazine I subscribe to!!!! Just like my Aunt Shelley, whom we spoke of Gourmet weekly, it too will die now?? I don’t LIKE the other snobby magazines!!!!!!!
Who cares? It’s a magazine about food. Get a life people.
So sad. I worked there many years ago – when Sara moulton was a test kitchen chef – before Food Network. we used to hang out and talk about food and wine and her stints with Julia Child. truly one of the iconic brands of the last century. gourmet was envisioned as a style handbook for men after world war 2 – designed to teach gentelmen proper rules of entertaining and culture – how to mix a proper cocktail,etc. it leaves a hole big enough to drive a beer delivery truck thru….